Editorial Restaurant Menu Image Prompt for Circular Food Photography

Objective: Build a reusable image prompt that generates a print-ready restaurant food menu in portrait 3:4 format, with one large circular featured dish at the top right, three smaller circular dishes in a bottom row, and a two-column name-and-price list for the remaining chicken dishes.

The base prompt is assembled from the layout rules first, then the four circular dishes, then the text-only list, then typography, color, and negative constraints. That order keeps hierarchy stable when you swap cuisine, prices, or accent colors later.

How the base prompt was formed:

• Lock the page geometry first: portrait orientation, 3:4 ratio, generous vertical spacing, and no overflow past the page edge.
• Place the visual anchors next: one large circle in the top-right zone and three matching smaller circles in a single bottom row.
• Attach name and price to every circled dish so the image model cannot invent captions or omit prices.
• Fill the remaining field with a two-column Chicken list that uses name plus price only, no descriptions.
• Add typography and color last so headings, names, and prices stay readable on a warm cream paper texture.
• Close with negative guidance so dishes are not duplicated, circles do not overlap type, and promotional copy is not added.

Extended example values:

1. {{menu_format}}

   • a single-page tasting menu board
   • a premium printed dinner menu sheet
   • a laminated chef's special table insert

2. {{aspect_ratio}}

   • 4:5 portrait
   • 2:3 portrait print
   • 9:16 vertical digital menu display

3. {{accent_color}}

   • soft bronze
   • deep lacquer red used only on prices and thin circle outlines
   • subtle sage green accents on borders and section headings

4. {{output_format}}

   • high-resolution menu flyer
   • editorial magazine food-page layout
   • high-contrast laminated tabletop card

5. {{snippet:color_background}}

   • Ivory laid-paper background with faint fiber texture, charcoal type, and a thin gold rule system.
   • Cool matte alabaster backdrop with subtle linen grain texture, slate-gray typography, and delicate bronze circular trim.

6. {{snippet:visual_style}}

   • Quiet fine-dining editorial style with thin line ornaments, no heavy patterns, and consistent circle stroke weight.
   • Contemporary bistro aesthetic with clean micro-line borders, vibrant high-contrast circular dish photos, and airy modern grid composition.

7. {{snippet:menu_layout}}

   • Portrait orientation. Centered masthead with restaurant title; upper-right features 1 large circular highlight photo with name and price; lower-third features 3 evenly spaced circular vignette photos; center field contains a clean two-column text-only pricing matrix with hairline column divider.

8. {{snippet:featured_dishes}}

   • Large top-right circle: Peking Roasted Duck Breast, $32.00. Bottom row small circles from left to right: Char Siu Honey Glazed Pork, $21.50; Crispy Pork Belly Siu Yuk, $23.00; Braised Soy Sauce Chicken, $19.50. All four meats sliced and plated on white ceramic with appetizing natural gloss, cropped into circular frames with crisp outlines.

9. {{snippet:text_only_menu}}

   • Section heading Roast & Specialty Cuts. Two neat columns.
     • Crispy Skin Squab $26.00
     • Tea-Smoked Duck $24.50
     • Sweet & Sour Pork Ribs $18.95
     • Mongolian Lamb Cutlets $28.00
     • Braised Beef Flank $22.50
     • Dongpo Pork Belly $21.00
     • Salt & Pepper Pork Chops $18.50
     • Szechuan Cumin Lamb $23.00
     • Black Pepper Beef Fillet $25.50
     • Osmanthus Honey Glazed Ribs $20.00
     • Garlic Steamed Pork Ribs $17.50
     • Wuxi Braised Spare Ribs $22.00 Name and price only.

10. {{snippet:typography}}

    • Serif headings, sans-serif item names, tabular figures for every price.
    • Refined high-contrast serif for section titles and hero dish labels, clean geometric sans for two-column menu list, monospaced tabular numerals for prices.

11. {{snippet:image_direction}}

    • Three-quarter overhead food photography, soft daylight, shallow depth that still keeps chili, glaze, and skin texture readable inside each circle.
    • Top-down flat-lay circular crops on ceramic tableware, warm directional studio rim lighting, crisp focus highlighting sauce luster and garnished herbs.

12. {{snippet:requirements}}

    • Do not add logos, QR codes, chef notes, calorie counts, or extra cuisine sections. Do not let circle frames collide with column text.
    • Strict circular frame clipping with zero square bleed. No star ratings, no spice level icons, no calorie counts, no background watermark or photo collage behind the columns. Ensure all text and circular assets remain strictly within printable margins.